Military expenditure as a share of GDP reached 0.357 % in 2017 in Ireland, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
This is
4.72 %
more than
in the previous year.

Historically, military expenditure as a share of GDP in Ireland reached an all time high of 1.67 % in 1980 and an all time low of 0.341 % in 2016.
When compared to Ireland's main peers, military expenditure as a share of GDP
in Canada amounted to 1.25 %, 2.26 % in France and 1.83 % in United Kingdom in 2017.

Ireland has been ranked 144th within the group of 146 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure as a share of GDP,
1 places behind the position seen 10 years ago.

Military expenditure is derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditure on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces, defence ministries and other government agencies engaged in defence projects, paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations, and military space activities.

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Military expenditure is derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditure on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces, defence ministries and other government agencies engaged in defence projects, paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations, and military space activities. The world spends roughly 2.6% of its GDP on military purposes, according to SIPRI. While the United States is by far the largest spender in absolute terms (accounting for over 40% of global military spending), it is, together with Russia, also the largest spender in comparison to GDP (4.7% and 3.9% respectively in 2011).